Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Commune
View of the town and river

Coat of arms
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°07′53″E / 48.2269°N 0.1314°E / 48.2269; 0.1314Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°07′53″E / 48.2269°N 0.1314°E / 48.2269; 0.1314
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) François Robin
Area1 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 1,945
 • Density 290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 72029 /72170

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (pre-revolutionary name: Beaumont-le-Vicomte) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

The residents of Beaumont are known in French as les Belmontais.

Geography

As the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the River Sarthe. The town is situated midway between Alençon (23 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Ballon and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe are each 10 km away, Sillé-le-Guillaume is 20 km and Mamers 22 km away.

Twin towns

France Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England.

See also

References

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